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Cheap Blood Clot Detection Device

Posted by kdawson on from the but-wear-your-helmet dept.

Gearoid_Murphy writes "The BBC details the news of a cheap handheld device to detect blood clots on the surface of the brain. The device uses infrared light to penetrate 3 cm into the body; light that has passed through clotted blood changes detectably. A doctor who is testing the device in India said, 'We found a 98% accuracy for showing blood clots or haematomas.'"

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  1. Re:Woah.. by e9th · · Score: 0, Troll

    Surgeons will go for the CT scan every time. It costs more.